NFL regional scouting combine gets its first female participant

For the first time since the NFL started its regional scouting combines in 2011, there will be a female participant.

Meet Lauren Silberman, auditioning to become a kicker on Sundays. NFL.com's Gregg Rosenthal spoke with the Wisconsin club soccer player.

"I was not aware that I was the first female registrant," Silberman said. "I was actually hoping that the 2012 historical milestone rule, to allow women to play, would prompt more women to attend tryouts this year. But for me, what's important is to finally have a chance to fulfill my dreams by trying out to play in the world's most competitive football league."

Silberman, who will kick on March 2 and 3 in New Jersey, wrote her Master's thesis at MIT on a topic related to sports. "Double Play: Athletes' Use of Sport Video Games to Enhance Athletic Performance."

Silberman's chances are probably slim, but don't sleep on participants in the regional combines. NFL.com notes St. Louis Rams rookie kicker Greg Zuerlein was a participant in one of the regional combines last season.

The regional combines started on Jan. 25 around the country with super regionals taking place in Dallas on April 7.